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Best WCDB Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from mobile databases ranked against WCDB on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Espresso Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.9
    WCDB vs Espresso
  2. 2
    Firebase Cloud Messaging Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free7.9
    WCDB vs Firebase Cloud Messaging
  3. 3
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.9
    WCDB vs Firestore
  4. 4
    Ditto Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    WCDB vs Ditto
  5. 5
    Hive Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $5/mo7.8
    WCDB vs Hive
  6. 6
    Isar Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.8
    WCDB vs Isar
  7. 7
    ObjectBox Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.8
    WCDB vs ObjectBox
  8. 8
    RxDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $99/mo7.8
    WCDB vs RxDB
  9. 9
    SQLite.swift Free plan iOSLinuxMac Free7.8
    WCDB vs SQLite.swift
  10. 10
    LiteDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.7
    WCDB vs LiteDB
  11. 11
    Realm Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.7
    WCDB vs Realm
  12. 12
    SQLDelight Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.7
    WCDB vs SQLDelight
  13. 13
    TBase Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.7
    WCDB vs TBase
  14. 15
    Drift AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 7.3
    WCDB vs Drift
  15. 16
    Parse Platform AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 7.3
    WCDB vs Parse Platform
  16. 17
    Couchbase Lite AndroidapiiOSLinuxWeb 7.0
    WCDB vs Couchbase Lite
  17. 18
    FMDB iOSMac 6.8
    WCDB vs FMDB
  18. 19
    WatermelonDB WebWiniOSAndroid 6.8
    WCDB vs WatermelonDB
  19. 20
    GRDB.swift iOSMac 6.7
    WCDB vs GRDB.swift
  20. 21
    Mimer SQL Mobile AndroidLinuxWin 6.7
    WCDB vs Mimer SQL Mobile

WCDB alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Espresso7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web
2Firebase Cloud Messaging7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
3Firestore7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
4Ditto7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Hive7.8Free plan$5/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Isar7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
7ObjectBox7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8RxDB7.8Free plan$99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9SQLite.swift7.8Free planFreeiOS, Linux, Mac
10LiteDB7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
11Realm7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12SQLDelight7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13TBase7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Drift7.3No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Parse Platform7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Couchbase Lite7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
18FMDB6.8No—iOS, Mac
19WatermelonDB6.8No—Web, Windows, iOS, Android
20GRDB.swift6.7No—iOS, Mac
21Mimer SQL Mobile6.7No—Android, Linux, Windows
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Questions about WCDB alternatives

What is the best alternative to WCDB?

Espresso, number 1 in mobile databases with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firestore, Ditto and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to WCDB?

Espresso is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.